# Interior view [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [FILARETE]() - Date: 1451-1500 - Technique: Photo ## Commentary The Ospedale Maggiore, traditionally named Ca' Granda \(i.e. Big House\), is a building in the centre of Milan. It was constructed to house one of the first community hospitals, the largest such undertaking of the fifteenth century. Commissioned by Francesco Sforza in 1456 and designed by Filarete it is among the first examples of Renaissance architecture in Lombardy. The old buildings of the Ospedale Maggiore host today the State University of Milan. The photo shows the central courtyard \(Cortile della Speziera\). ## Related artworks - [Bronze door: Back]() - [Bronze door: Beheading of St Paul]() - [Bronze door: Christ Enthroned]() - [Bronze door: Coronation of Emperor Sigismund]() - [Bronze door: Martyrdom of St Peter]() - [Bronze door: Martyrdom of St Peter]() - [Bronze door: Martyrdom of St Peter]() - [Bronze door: Mary Enthroned]() - [Bronze door: Mythological scene]() - [Bronze door]() - [Bronze door]() - [Bronze door: St Paul and St Peter]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()